This is the terrifying moment that a passenger travelling from Dubai to London spotted a fighter jet next to her window. Sabrina Fawaz was travelling with her husband on the British Airways flight BA108 on Saturday when the plane temporarily lost communications with air traffic control as it entered Hungarian air space causing two Hungarian Air Force Gripens to be scrambled. (www.dailymail.co.uk) Mehr...

For a company like Boeing, President Donald Trump's "America First" policies, which represent a sharp departure for the US, threaten the way the corporation does business. Take its 787 Dreamliner. (www.airlineboarding.net) Mehr...

An Air New Zealand Boeing 777-300 has been hit by another plane on the tarmac at Los Angeles International Airport. The plane was parked on the gate and ready for boarding when its horizontal stabiliser was clipped by an aircraft from another airline. (www.aviationrepublic.com) Mehr...

The world beyond the clouds still lays unexplored. Forget us earthlings who can’t fly that far; even those who regularly take flights above are left happily stunned by the beauty the heavens have to offer. Santiago Borja is an Ecuador Airlines pilot and while flying his aircraft over the Pacific Ocean near Panama, he chanced upon the most spectacular view of a thunderstorm brewing. And losing no time, he took these amazing captures. (airlinenews.in) Mehr...

GE’s Affinity is a new class of supersonic engines purpose-built for business jets. The Affinity is the first civil supersonic engine in 55 years. It is purposefully designed to enable efficient supersonic flight over water and efficient subsonic flight over land, without requiring modifications to existing compliance regulations. The engine is timed to meet the launch of the Aerion AS2, who plans to fly their supersonic aircraft by 2023. (flip.it) Mehr...

The US aircraft maker is planning to scrap more than 4,000 jobs by the middle of this year amid efforts to free up funding for future growth and a “healthy” business. Boeing aims to avoid involuntary layoffs. (airlinenews.in) Mehr...

Ms Zwick said she and Lucy had boarded American Airlines flight 588 when a flight attendant approached them and informed them a passenger in first class wanted to switch seats. (www.aviationrepublic.com) Mehr...

A United Airlines flight from Los Angeles has made an emergency landing at Sydney Airport after a mayday call from the pilot. A full emergency response was activated at the airport after a pilot reported a problem 30 minutes before it was due to land, New South Wales Police said in a statement. Police were notified of the incident just after 6am on Thursday. (www.aviationrepublic.com) Mehr...

LEXINGTON, KY Newly released video shows a Lexington, Ky. man being subdued by a pilot after a confrontation with the flight crew of an American Airlines flight to Charlotte. “You don’t put your hands on my flight attendant!” the pilot said as tackled the passenger. (www.stumbleupon.com) Mehr...